Miracle During World War Ii

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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh ||

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In 1964, when some of the holy weapons of Guru Gobind Singh were

brought back from England, an Englishman, in complete Sikh form,

accompanied the weapons. The Englishman was asked by someone the

reason for his adopting the Sikh form. "Was it due to respect for the

weapons or was there any other reason?" The explanation given by him

at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is...

"My name was A. David. I happened to be commanding a Sikh Regiment

during World War II. My Regiment suffered very heavy losses. Most of

the soldiers of my Battalion were killed. Only a few survived, and we

were all surrounded. As there were very remote chances for our

survival, I called the Subedar Major of the Battalion and informed

him about our precarious situation. Death was facing us and there was

no chance of our survival. I suggested to him that the soldiers

should individually attempt to escape from the enemy encirclement and

save their lives.

"The Subedar Major replied, 'We cannot bring disgrace to the Sikh

Regiment by running away from the battlefield.' However, he had a

suggestion that they should perform an Akhand Path (a continuous

reading of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib) and take action as guided by

the divine hukam. Accordingly, necessary security arrangements were

made and the Akhand Path was completed without interruption. After

the ardas, the hukam was explained to me by Subedar Major and the

granthi (religious teacher). The guidance given by the hukam was that

we should not abandon the battlefield; victory will be ours.

"Then I conveyed to them the miracle that I had witnessed during the

ardas. While standing with my eyes closed during the prayer, a fully

armed Sikh on horseback, with a unique grandeur, appeared in front of

me and ordered 'Follow me.' I pointed out the direction in which the

fully armed Sikh went after giving the order, and asked the Sikh

soldiers about the identity of the warrior. The Subedar Major said

that by my description, he knew it was none other than Guru Gobind

Singh. So, we got ready and launched an attack in the direction

pointed out by the Guru. After a short while, we were able to break

through the enemy encirclement and save ourselves. We then got in

touch with the Brigade Commander on wireless and requested additional

help.

"After the war, I reflected upon the incident and the divine

personality who had saved my life and my men's lives from a desperate

situation by ordering me to follow him. I made up my mind to follow

him for the rest of my life. I resigned from the army, and along with

my daughter, I embraced Sikhism with the initiation ceremony of the

Khalsa. Now my name is Devinder Singh and my daughter's name is

Surjit Kaur. This is due to the blessings of Guru Gobind Singh who

took pity on us and made us his disciples."

This incident was narrated to me by my younger brother Sardar Raghbir

Singh (Retired Subedar), who happened to be present at Gurdwara

Bangla Sahib on the day the Englishman (Devinder Singh) narrated his

above mentioned personal experience.

Article From “Prosperity Paths” Issue: February, 1999

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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh ||

[VanHelsingh]

Wow! Just wow. If anything it's even more believable not because the man was white but because he had no idea who Guru Gobind Singh Ji was prior to darshan.

[Guest KopSingh]

gud story, sikh unit made a video of this story, but i cant find it man

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Waheguru

[Guest Ajit Singh]

I think it would be incorrect to cast this blanket of honour on the 'British' as a whole, I'd rather say that an enlightened 'English man' - Commander of a Sikh Regiment.

The British have been responsible for many atrocities and ill treatment of the Sikhs. Please check your history, from the times of the Nankana Sahib Massacre (1921) when they took the side of the Masands and the local authority. Sikhs have been martrys to the British, the Mughals and even the ruling Congress (1984). The British have recruited Sikhs (due to their warrior instinct) from Punjab to fight for them in the 1st and 2nd World War in the 'British Empire' to the detriment of Punjab and uplifting of the other races in India.

They are no angels.

Cheers